Pieces of a shattered mirror lie
Against the bare wooden floor
Bearing fingerprints, moist
With salty tears.
The dark, cloudy arms of
The shadows weave their way
Around a room cluttered with
Memories of a forgotten time.
There is a shelf full of records,
Beautiful vinyl cases of melodies -
Covered in dust, for those melodies
Have long since graced others’ ears.
You hear breathing - ragged - but
You’re the only one in that room.
That eerily cheerful room, with yellow walls
That might as well be blue.
Open the door, a voice says.
Your hand wants to grab the handle,
But at the same time,
It resists.
The breathing grows louder,
Healthier, almost, for it no longer
Sounds like nails against a window
But blades against fabric.
Listen closely, you tell yourself -
But is that really you? Or is it
Some phantom from the depths of
Your clouded, rambling little mind.
Listen closely, you hear again,
And as each second passes,
It sinks in deeper - you
Are not just you.
Like the spiderwebs that fill
The forgotten record shelves,
You are the crossing point of many
Wandering souls looking for a body.
See me, hear me, notice me,
Is what they all cry, and of course
You give in, for what else is there to do?
Now they are seen, heard, noticed.
Stare into the pieces of that
Shattered, gleaming mirror and
See how you are a vessel and
What’s really there is not you, but
Me, a harmless wandering soul.
A Short Story #SHADOWS 🖤
Written by Mukhtar O. Mukhlis
#theomarmukhtar
p/s: This may be mistaken for a poem, but it’s actually a short story, written in a slightly different style - I’ve separated the story into different verses to emphasise different parts of the texts. This is a horror story about a ghost telling us how they’re trying to deny the fact that they are actually dead...until they finally realise it at the very end. Enjoy!
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